Pinned topicExternal virtualization for data migration

‏2014-04-15T10:12:26Z
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Hi all,

I have a DS3500 in a production platform and i want to virtualize it behind a storwize v7000 Unified. I want to use the external virtualization just for data migration so that I can replicate data between two storwizes.

In fact, I have already a storwize v7000 in the backup platform, and because the replication is not possible between DS3500 and storwize, I want to use another storwize v7000 in the production platform that will virtualize my existing DS3500 so that I can migrate data to it.

The problem is that the storwize that I want to use for external virtualization is already in use in another project. I want to know how to use it in my production platform.

The DS3500 that i have is SAS attached. For my storage configuration, i have the option of 8 iSCSI ports and 4 SAS ports. I know i need the DS3500 to be FC attached but i don't know what to do to have it. I mean, is there any FC adapter that i can use?

Re: External virtualization for data migration

The DS3500 that i have is SAS attached. For my storage configuration, i have the option of 8 iSCSI ports and 4 SAS ports. I know i need the DS3500 to be FC attached but i don't know what to do to have it. I mean, is there any FC adapter that i can use?

Please share DS3500 type model. From that we can check whether you can upgrade to FC host adapter or not. And yes we can use FC adapter to enable FC host connectivity. If we can have type and model of storage then we can get specific information.

Re: External virtualization for data migration

Please share DS3500 type model. From that we can check whether you can upgrade to FC host adapter or not. And yes we can use FC adapter to enable FC host connectivity. If we can have type and model of storage then we can get specific information.